02110cam a2200373 4500 1022543830 TxAuBib 20171027120000.0 170608s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017-025384 9780525954972 trade 052595497X trade DLC eng DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Follett, Ken. A column of fire / Ken Follett. New York : Viking, 2017. 916 p. : map ; 24 cm. Kingsbridge series ; ; 3 Library Journal Starred, July 2017. Publisher's Weekly, July 2017. Booklist, July 2017. Kirkus Review, July 2017. Ned Willard wants nothing more than to marry Margery Fitzgerald. But when the lovers find themselves on opposing sides of the religious conflict dividing the country, Ned goes to work for Princess Elizabeth. When she becomes queen, all Europe turns against England. The shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country's first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions, and invasion plans. Over a turbulent half century, the love between Ned and Margery seems doomed as extremism sparks violence from Edinburgh to Geneva. Elizabeth clings to her throne and her principles, protected by a small, dedicated group of resourceful spies and courageous secret agents. The real enemies, then as now, are not the rival religions. The true battle pitches those who believe in tolerance and compromise against the tyrants who would impose their ideas on everyone else - no matter what the cost. Adult. 20170928. Queens Great Britain Fiction. Catholics England HIstory 16th century Fiction. Cathedrals England Fiction. Middle Ages Fiction. Great Britain History 1485-1603, Tudors Fiction. Historical fiction. Kingsbridge series ; ; 3. TXNES